The Role of HRM practices and Organizational Development case of a global car manufacturer

The Role of HRM practices and
Organizational Development case of a global
car manufacturer

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................4
TASK-1............................................................................................................................................5
Brief introduction of FORD with its global organizational structure..........................................5
Strengths and Weaknesses of HRM in the automobile industry and comparing the different
areas of HRM with their contribution in the organizational performance...................................6
Strategic HRM with relation to the changing effects on the chosen organization and several
human resource knowledge and skills.........................................................................................7
Various HRM practices which are used for retention and recruitment in order to achieve the
business objectives and their importance in the labour market...................................................8
Evaluating the internal and external factors along with examples that influences the HRM
decision at the workplace along with giving recommendation in context of the support has
been assured by these factors in organizational development...................................................10
TASK-2..........................................................................................................................................11
Job description...........................................................................................................................11
Person specification...................................................................................................................13
Job advertisement......................................................................................................................14
CV..............................................................................................................................................15
Offer letter.................................................................................................................................16
Identifying the strengths and weakness of entire selection process..........................................17
Illustrating how above procedure can improve the sustainable organizational performance with
recommendations for future performances................................................................................18
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................18
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................20
Online........................................................................................................................................21
APPENDIX....................................................................................................................................22
Job description...........................................................................................................................22
Person specification...................................................................................................................23
Job advertisement......................................................................................................................24

INTRODUCTION
Human resource management is the process of recruiting, training and managing the
selected candidates in order to develop better business practices and increase the productivity of
the business. HRM is a significant part for different organizations for organization their
workforce in order to provide a better working environment to them and increasing their
motivation levels in the business.
The current report will be based on FORD Motor Corporation is a multinational
organization which is a successful automobile manufacturer in the global market. This report will
explain the details of the organization and its global organizational structure, strength and
weaknesses of HRM in the automobile industry, examination of strategic HRM with relation to
the changing effects of the organization, the retention and recruitment practices that are used in
HRM with their importance to the labour market and the internal and external factors that have
an influence over the HRM decision making with adequate recommendations.

TASK-1
Brief introduction of FORD with its global organizational structure
FORD is one of the most popular multinational corporations in the automobile industry
having an effective market image in the industry. The organization has been consistently
innovating high quality automobiles and different commercial vehicles for selling it in the
international market. It has a wide network of suppliers and customers in the industry which
shows it dominance in the market. It has been developing cars for different segments and classes
of the society in order to cater a wider audience and increase its competitive advantage in the
industry. The organization has expanded in various countries in order to increase its market share
and gain better recognition among its competitors in the industry.
The global organizational structure of FORD is based on the different needs of various
internal markets and it takes decisions upon the specific structure and culture of the market they
are operating in. The global business structure of FORD is directly related with the condition of
the global automotive industry. The organization may apply different strategies on the basis of
their different regions in which they operate (Ringle and et.al., 2020). It helps them to coordinate
with the different values and cultures of the specific areas and make effective strategies to target
the customers in their market. There are different functional groups in the global organizational
structure of the business which may follow a hierarchy. This structure is useful in order to
organize the different features of the business and gain better advantage in the industry. It may
help in the global direction of different stakeholders it is associated with in the international
market and the different approaches it may use to improve the efficiency of their employees.

Figure 1Global Organisational Chart of Ford
(Source: Ford Motor Company New Organizational Structure, 2022)
Strengths and Weaknesses of HRM in the automobile industry and comparing the different areas
of HRM with their contribution in the organizational performance
Strengths
The automobile industry is considered as an evolving sector which represents the economic
growth and freedom which may help employees to gain better opportunities in the working
environment and increase their chances of getting better recognition from their superiors. There
may be several technological advancements and innovations taking place in the automobile
industry which may help the company to organize their human resource and monitor their
performance (Harney and Alkhalaf, 2021). It may be a major strength for FORD as it may
increase the chances of the company to produce better output than their competitors.
Weaknesses
There may be several regulations and excise duties that may be imposed by governments
of different nations on the organization which may have a negative impact in investing in the
HRM practices of FORD. It may reduce the profitability of the business and create several issues
in managing the different aspects of the HRM practices. There may be several competitors that
have gained a significant market share in the industry. They may have an influence over the